Revolution for Dummies

Bassem Youssef trained as a heart surgeon before a homemade satirical show made him the most watched host in the Arab world. This memoir traces that improbable path through Egypt’s revolution and the years of pressure, censorship, and threats that followed. Writing with the same irreverence that filled his broadcasts, he describes how comedy became both a weapon and a liability, and why he eventually had to leave the country he was mocking.